NEVER answer a poll if it is introduced as a survey without correcting the pollster! Wait, wait, wait....do you seriously try and correct anyone...

The term Geomatics has been around now since at least the 1990's? 1970s, I believe. I hope any readers of this thread are given pause to consid...

I will recommend that you still have a crew locate any critical and vertical objects such as buildings, fences, curbs, retaining walls, sewers etc. ...

Came across this gem today:

@olemanriver We use Zoho Assist to remotely access our controllers for troubleshooting. Works pretty well for us, I can take control of their DC if/w...

@jacavell I don't deserve a license because I don't restrict myself to what is statutorily defined as the practice of land surveying? That's a ne...

Eh, considering how much data collection and analysis is going on, and how many things are shaped by geospatial data these days, "geomatics" should be...

We use TopoDOT for the bulk of extraction.

For the record, I don't mind offering a few pointers. But you have asked an extremely broad question that has raised a red flag. You need serious trai...

@dave-o Now we just need one of those DARPA robotic pack dogs to haul equipment into the brush and lay waste to areas in the vicinity of a monument b...

Just remembered something I have seen only once before. Somehow a crew managed to record a GNSS observation that has no ECEFDeltas or ECEF records in...

If you're on v5.52, the crew may be running with a later version of Access that is not compatible. Usually the major updates of TBC coincide with an A...

It's almost impossible to give a single answer to "what coordinate system should I use" because there are virtually endless systems that could be used...

@surv3251 that is the bonus of the Bachelors vs Associates. Spherical Astronomy class. Said I would never use it. I was not going to work at NGS o...

What's your background? What are you looking to do with your new gear?

When it comes to reporting areas, I try to report square footage, or acreage, but not both unless absolutely required to. Too many tussles with client...

I've always found Bentley products to have head-banging-into-wall levels of user friendliness. Some of the least intuitive software I've ever used. I...

@bill93 Yep, sorry, should have been clear about that, I always do at least one relevel/recenter in between sets of angles. I definitely prefer to ...